Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, by Pietro Testa © The Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Source: Christian Art.

41409) General Description: The Latin inscription on top of the panel characterizes this painting as “the threefold devout contemplation of the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.” The Rosary had ...

This 19th century painting depicts a young Mary, Queen of Scots, and is possibly copied from an earlier portrait. Mary's life is one of the most dramatic and tragic tales in Scottish history. She ...

Christie’s has sold O’Connell Bridge for £882,000, the equivalent of €1.06m, which includes the buyer’s premium. A ...

One of only two female Founder members of the Royal Academy, Mary Moser was highly celebrated in her own lifetime and greatly admired for her paintings of flowers. Mary was the only daughter of the ...

Irish art collectors are spoiled for choice with upcoming sales in Bonham’s, Whyte’s and Adam’s featuring a wealth of local ...

In our time Pope Paul VI has expounded, at great length, the value of the Angelus in the last section of his apostolic exhortation on proper devotion to Mary, Marialis Cultus (1974). There is a ...

Leonardo’s mysterious painting shows the Virgin Mary with Saint John the Baptist, Christ’s cousin, and an angel. All kneel to adore the infant Christ, who in turn raises his hand to bless them. They ...

“It’s a painting of Mary – Mother of Mercy – kneeling in a devastated rainforest landscape, she is holding out her blue cloak ...

This is the only known painting of Mary Seacole (1805-81), a nurse in the Crimean War and a woman of great courage and humanitarianism, who overcame considerable obstacles to pursue her career. Born ...

Ramsay, named after his father who was a poet, was internationally renowned for his outstanding portraits. He attended the new Academy of Saint Luke in Edinburgh and then continued his artistic ...

“About 25 per cent of the paintings are by female artists including Camille Souter, Mary Swanzy, Letitia Hamilton, Grace ...